NASA Spacecraft Snaps 1st Photo of Mercury from Orbit

Space.com ^ | 3/29/11 | Nasa

[buccaneer81]

I’d be alright with zeroing out NPR and giving their entire budget to NASA so long as they first fire James Hansen.

Sounds good to me. And I'd jettison Charles Bolden along with Hansen. I'd replace them with Gene Cernan and Buzz Aldrin.

[Bean Counter]

WOW! That’s some impact crater. Looks like it was hit with an extremely fast, and hard round of some kind. Whatever made a splat that big had to be really moving when it hit and I’ll betcha it struck one hell of a big spark...

[lonestar]

If you are looking at what I’m looking at, it looks like it is leaving a shadow.

[Bean Counter]

They made an extremely effective insulation blanket that the spacecraft keeps between itself and the sun at all times. It’s very light and very efficient...

[mhx]

There probably is a military component on there but it’s a secret.

We need to claim Mercury for the US before someone else gets it like the Canadians.

[KoRn]

Thanks for the info/explanation.

[Tex-Con-Man]

Do they have any photos of Uranus?

[wmileo]

"Mercury ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids..."

Neither is any place controlled by Democrats(Detroit MI, Philadelphia PA, Camden NJ)

[buccaneer81]

If you are looking at what I’m looking at, it looks like it is leaving a shadow.

That's what it looks like. Has to be a protuberance of some kind.

[GingisK]

Mercury ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids...

Well, it IS away from the influence of Congress.

[MV=PY]

ROTFLMAO!

[Red Badger]

Looks like somebody been playing paintball in space................

[Red Badger]

In fact it’s hot as hell...................